money cowry

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English[edit]

A picture of money cowries, three shells lined up in a horizontal row — Three money cowries (Monetaria moneta)

Noun[edit]

money cowry (plural money cowries)

A mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta (syn. Cypraea moneta), the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Translations[edit]

mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta

Finnish: kaurikotilo (fi)
French: cauri (fr) m
Sango: zegë (sg)

References[edit]

Monetaria moneta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Erosariinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Monetaria moneta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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